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On Wage Work and Wanting Less of It

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Peter Frase about the desirability of working less, the possibility of the shorter work week, and the nature of wage and other labor. They discuss the productivity and problems of wage labor and the value of what is known as "free time"; the varied po... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour March 24 2014

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this show and we hear: Bill talks with Bob Peterson of Rethinking Schools about the corporate agenda against public education, and how advocates for real education are and must continue to resist it. Joe Clement talks with Anna Coote of the New ... Read more

Inside the Oregon State Hospital: a history of tragedy and triumph

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Oregon author and historian, Diane Goeres-Gardner about her new book "Inside the Oregon State Hospital: a history of tragedy and triumph". They delve into the ideas and motivations behind the book, some of the cases of hospitalized people she looks at,... Read more

Sutree hosts a panel discussion on the importance of Conscious Evolution and Awakening for our global community.

Airs at: Sat, 03/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  New Visions for Peace
Jen Davis grows 16 kinds of fruits and many of her family's vegetables in her urban yard.  She also keeps ducks to eat slugs, and Mason bees for pollination, and she teaches Mason bee care classes around the NW.  She is the founder of Bee Friendly Portland, a coalition of f... Read more

Hopes and Dreams on International Women's Day

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2014 at 12:00am
Kate and Ivonne host a discussion of "Hopes and Dreams" with guests Jane and Colleen. Read more

Chi Yvonne Leina says to all women "You are a special being!"

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2014 at 12:00am
On International Women Day 2014, Saturday March 8th, we heard a message of hope and strength from Cameroonian activist Chi Yvonne Leina. "Chi Yvonne Leina is a Cameroonian journalist, community leader, and digital media change agent dedicated to shining a light on the unhea... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 3 March 2014

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear about recent events in Venezuela, a 2009 documentary about pharmeceutical profits and female sexual dissatisfaction, a discussion of the meanings of work beyond waged labor, and an upcoming performance about young women negotiating... Read more

Mom Baby God

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Madeline Burrows about her one-woman performance coming to Portland March 5 & 6. The product of two years of immersive research, MOM BABY GOD follows Jessica Beth Giffords, a peppy, Justin Bieber-obsessed 15-year-old and zealous anti-abortion video blo... Read more

Movie Moles on Orgasm, Inc

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the 2009 documentary Orgasm, Inc, on attempts to medicalize women's sexuality. The film is available at the Multnomah County Library. More information here. Read more

Orgasm, Inc., and more resources

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 3 March 2014;    reviewed with Denise Morris Orgasm, Inc. movie A New View Campaign (Leonore Tiefer; Challenging the Medicalization of Sex) The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm (1970 classic by Anne Koedt) The Vibrator Museum Our Bodies... Read more